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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 136 · 1961Reserved (ST)

Rairangpur (ST)

Winner — 1961

SINGH CHANDRA MOHAN
INC· INC
INC 38.5%JP 34.4%2 others 27.1%
Votes
6,894
38.5% share
Winning margin
723
4.0% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
28.8%
of 62,289

A closely fought contest. SINGH CHANDRA MOHAN won with a 4.0% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SINGH CHANDRA MOHAN
INC
6,89438.5%
2
SOREN LALMOHAN
JP
6,17134.4%
3
MAJHI BHADU
4,49125.1%
4
PURTTY LAKSHMAN SINGH
IND
3722.1%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.

Average turnout (97th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
4.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.9% · min 0.1% · max 40.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
74%
lowerhigher
97th of 147

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.38
fewer partiesmore parties
14th of 147

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.4%
lowerhigher
11th of 147

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.38EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 38.5%JP 34.4%GP 25.1%OTH 2.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A sparsely populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
5,77,817
Density
134 / km²
Sex ratio
1043 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,325 km²
SC population6.8%
ST population54.3%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
61%HINDU
Hindu 61.1%Christian 38.0%Other 0.9%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water21.1%
Electricity49.0%
Sanitation18.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births76.4%
Children fully vaccinated92.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.4%
Children underweight (under 5)34.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER66.1%
Women literate47.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.1%
Clean cooking fuel28.9%
Health insurance39.6%

What's nearby?

3 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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